Human Research Ethics Committee Meeting Dates
Negligible and Low Risk Applications - Submission and Meeting Dates
Minimal and Low Risk meetings for 2025 will be held each Thursday. The submission deadline for these applications is 12.00 noon every Tuesday in the week prior to the meeting.
The first Minimal and Low Risk meeting for 2025 will be held on Thursday, 6th February, with a corresponding submission closing date of Tuesday, 21st January.
The final Minimal and Low Risk meeting for 2025 will be held on Thursday, 11th December.
Risk to Participants | Risk Explained | Reviewed By |
Minimal or no appreciable risks or ethical issues | Where there is no foreseeable risk of harm or discomfort: and any foreseeable risk is no more than inconvenience. | HREC Sub-Committee |
Low risk and ethical issues addressed by research design | Where the only foreseeable risk is one of discomfort. | HREC Sub-Committee |
| Greater than Low Risk research designs | Where participants are in a high risk category. | HREC Full Committee |
* Please note that any variation, progress report, or final report submitted for a project with Greater Than Low Risk approval must be reviewed at a full Committee meeting, which is held monthly.
Greater than Low Risk Application - Submission and Meeting Dates
| Month | Application Submission Date | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| February | 29 January | 18 February |
| March | 26 February | 18 March |
| April | 26 March | 15 April |
| May | 30 April | 20 May |
| June | 28 May | 18 June |
| July | 25 June | 15 July |
| August | 30 July | 19 August |
| September | 27 August | 16 September |
| October | 24 September | 14 October |
| November | 29 October | 18 November |
| December | 19 November | 9 December |
Submission
Please ensure all applications are signed and submitted in InSPIRE by 5pm on the closing date listed above.
